W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

Appointments to use the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library Reading Room should now be made via the Aeon Requesting System: https://ua.aeon.atlas-sys.com/logon.

(Reminder: appointments are now required.)

For guidance on how to use Aeon to schedule appointments, request archival materials, and place photoduplication orders, please go here: https://guides.lib.ua.edu/aeon.

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The Hoole Library Reading Room will be appointment-only starting Monday May 12. We require three business days' notice to make an appointment. Please email us at [email protected] or call 205-348-0500 to make an appointment.

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Special Collections – The University of Alabama Libraries The Hoole Library Reading Room will be appointment-only starting Monday May 12, 2025. We require three business days’ notice to make an appointment. Please email us at [email protected] or call 205-348-0500 to make an appointment

Project Update: Our project to digitize materials related to Alabama’s coal and iron labor history is progressing as planned! Our digitization vendor is using a full suite of imaging equipment to digitally reformat each page to archival preservation standards. Given the fragility of the materials, specialty digitization equipment is necessary to prevent physical damage during scanning. Our first batch is currently in production, and we are prepping our second batch for shipment. This project is made possible by generous funding from the NHPRC.

Thinking about chocolate bunnies or Cadbury eggs yet? Check out our Easter blog, which uses Alabama's historic newspapers to look at the way people celebrated in the past!



https://adhc.lib.ua.edu/ndnp/s/alabama-digital-newspaper-project/page/easter-gift-blog

UA Libraries Special Collections is excited to announce a grant funded project to digitize primary source materials documenting the history of coal and iron production in Alabama! This project is made possible by generous funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Special Collections will digitize and make available select materials from our Brierfield Ironworks collection, Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company records, and the Shelby Iron Company records. We will be posting updates about this exciting project on our social media channels.